http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on health and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/news/ A new US$49 million initiative aims to strengthen health research capacity across Africa — and will put African researchers in charge.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/africa-takes-the-lead-in-health-research-partnersh.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthThu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMTA new treatment for sleeping sickness, researchers find a way to detect malaria in pregnant women, Africa develops its biotechnology agenda, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-18-june-1-july-20.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 01 Jul 2009 02:44:49 GMTLaborious treatments for river blindness could be simplified if a drug entering final stage clinical trials is effective.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/river-blindness-drug-enters-final-trials.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 01 Jul 2009 02:35:00 GMTA round-up of articles about resistance to the Tamiflu drug; the first swine flu vaccines and who is the most vulnerable.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/swine-flu-science-update-30-june-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthTue, 30 Jun 2009 03:51:06 GMTA proposal for tackling dengue fever has caused controversy because it would involve releasing GM mosquitoes into the wild.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/the-pros-and-cons-of-gm-mosquitoes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthTue, 30 Jun 2009 02:55:04 GMTA new study says that Guatemalan women need free, informed access to contraceptive methods to avoid unsafe abortions.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/women-need-easy-access-to-contraceptive-methods-sa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthMon, 29 Jun 2009 08:33:07 GMTDespite national prevention programmes, a study has found that shared syringes are the most common mode of HIV transmission in Puerto Rico.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/syringe-use-main-cause-of-hiv-in-puerto-rico.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthThu, 25 Jun 2009 11:35:17 GMTA study has found that women between the ages of 24 and 45 years old can benefit from a vaccine that protects against the virus responsible for cervical cancer.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/hpv-vaccine-can-protect-women-aged-24-45.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 24 Jun 2009 11:48:03 GMTA GM mosquito is being tested for dengue control, Nepal boosts scientist–farmer collaboration, a new source of biodiesel is found and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/south-asia-news-in-brief-11-24-june-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 24 Jun 2009 03:33:21 GMTA simple HIV test could remove the obstacles to treating HIV-positive babies in their first year, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/hiv-test-needs-just-a-spot-of-blood.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 24 Jun 2009 03:15:14 GMTChemicals in lizard and pig odour could be used to create traps for a tsetse fly responsible for sleeping sickness, say scientists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tsetse-flies-lured-by-lizard-scent.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthTue, 23 Jun 2009 03:12:22 GMTAn Argentinean newspaper says that there is a lack of suitable information on influenza A(H1N1), leading to unnecesary panic.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/lack-of-information-on-influenza-a-h1n1-causing-pa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthTue, 23 Jun 2009 09:00:35 GMTA Nicaraguan study has found that a pentavalent rotavirus vaccine is effective at reducing the risk of severe diarrhoea in children.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/nicaragua-rotavirus-vaccine-reduces-risk-of-severe.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthMon, 22 Jun 2009 09:14:32 GMTA new tuberculosis drug found using an old method of drug discovery is the first in 40 years to have proved successful in trials.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/first-promising-tb-drug-in-decades-say-researchers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthFri, 19 Jun 2009 03:49:49 GMTIndia's vaccination policy should be based on robust scientific evidence, not the agendas of pharmaceutical companies, say experts.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/india-urged-to-use-evidence-in-vaccine-policy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthFri, 19 Jun 2009 03:45:20 GMTA lack of global surveillance may have allowed A(H1N1) circulation in pigs to go unnoticed, public health experts have warned.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/poor-surveillance-could-mask-swine-flu-in-pigs.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthFri, 19 Jun 2009 03:38:27 GMTA round-up of articles about using alternatives to antivirals to fight swine flu, making vaccine available to poor nations and mapping risk.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/swine-flu-science-update-18-june-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthThu, 18 Jun 2009 03:17:06 GMTUsing data on sea temperature and vegetation a new climate model can predict dengue outbreaks many weeks in advance.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/model-provides-early-warning-of-dengue-outbreaks.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthThu, 18 Jun 2009 12:49:29 GMTThe huge burden of chronic diseases in developing countries could be cut by an alliance of agencies teaming up for research.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/health-agencies-join-forces-to-fight-chronic-disea.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 17 Jun 2009 02:58:04 GMTCould a tea made from bitter oranges and the leaves of an African tree help curb diabetes?http://www.scidev.net/en/health/herbal-tea-gives-hope-to-diabetics.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthMon, 15 Jun 2009 02:08:28 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/